Messi is unique. Inimitable and unrepeatable. Like him, one every fifty years. As a child, he fell into the pot of the… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
I have always thought winning on its own is not enough. You have to have continuity in what you do. The things… — Quique Setien Copy Share Image
Guys are faster, they're bigger and they're stronger. I think that's probably the main thing. And that's not just in football, I… — Andre Reed Copy Share Image
I'm always composed, calm, and always believe in my own ability, and if I start well, then I end up having a… — Declan Rice Copy Share Image
I never focus on anyone else that I can't control. I'm at Rangers and want to contribute. There can only be one… — Kemar Roofe Copy Share Image
Nixon was a crook, of course, but he was also a rabid football fan - and he knew the game, which still… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
It has all happened so quickly, but it's exciting, I just wanna get back to playing football you know. — Michael Sam Copy Share Image
I started playing ball when I was 13 and a half. Before that, I just wanted to play football and baseball but… — Moses Malone Copy Share Image
I grew up watching my Dad, Uncles Ciaran Murray and Brendan Murray, and cousin, Aedin Murray, who were all national caliber Gaelic… — Patrick Murray Copy Share Image
It would've cost less, and left the previous owners with nothing, to go into liquidation. But it would also be humiliating for… — Fergus McCann Copy Share Image
After matches, the highlights show mostly the goals, scoring chances, assists. The spectator tends not to remember that, as a goalkeeper, I… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I watch the Premier League every weekend. I think it's fantastic. One thing you notice is that the teams considered small are… — Roberto Carlos Copy Share Image
I just loved kicking a ball but I was determined to be a footballer and I wanted a professional contract, I would… — Demba Ba Copy Share Image
Any defensive coordinator is worried about two things: a running quarterback and a deep ball. You know, don't get beat deep and… — John Madden Copy Share Image
Life to me is the greatest of all games. The danger lies in treating it as a trivial game, a game to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I love the thought of the AAF giving players a chance to earn experience through playing the game of football at a… — John Dorsey Copy Share Image
Going into a game against Lew Alcindor [later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] is like going into a knife fight and finding there's no blade… — Bill Fitch Copy Share Image
Friends don't let friends be Packers Fans... EVER! (I don't care how much paint your mother huffed during her pregnancy!) — Rock Cowles Copy Share Image
If the situation presents itself, I'm always going to play as if I want the job. You either play, or get played… — Billy Cobham Copy Share Image
Some players wrote to me to ask me to prepare because it rains all the time, and I risked being depressed. But… — Andre Onana Copy Share Image
I'm very proud to represent Nigeria but I would like to say thank you to England for the chance they gave me,… — Alex Iwobi Copy Share Image
My dad never really played basketball, but now he's my biggest critic. I come home, and he says: 'Why didn't you shoot… — Dirk Nowitzki Copy Share Image
“You're never as good as you think you are when you win; and you're never as bad as you feel when you… — Joe Paterno Copy Share Image
It's not always an easy process when you bring in a whole new crew of guys because you trusted the last people… — Mike Conley Jr Copy Share Image
I can play on the right, from the left, behind the main striker, or upfront - it depends on where the coach… — Victor Moses Copy Share Image
My dream is to win something here in Italy and I won't talk about scoring a specific number of goals. I just… — Mario Gomez Copy Share Image
I mean, I think we are a better team than last year offensively, but there is always a question with the Minnesota… — Torii Hunter Copy Share Image
During the scrimmage, Tarkanian paced the sideline with his hands in his pockets while biting his nails. — Jerry Tarkanian Copy Share Image
If you try and lose then it isn't your fault. But if you don't try and we lose, then it's all your… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
If you win, everyone asks what's your secret, when most of the time you did exactly the same in the ones you… — Edwin van der Sar Copy Share Image
Coaches can sometimes mollycoddle players too much - if they are good enough, then they are old enough. — Eniola Aluko Copy Share Image
Arsene Wenger has not just brought success to Arsenal. He is a very creative manager, producing almost fantasy football. — Jupp Heynckes Copy Share Image
I get a lot of hard-press corners who are playing me with double-team help. But just because teams are doubling me doesn't… — Justin Jefferson Copy Share Image
When you're playing in a good team where you're confident in yourself and your team-mates, when you've done the business before, it… — Glenn McGrath Copy Share Image
Klopp is a great expert in football and I always said that I'd have liked to work with him when I was… — Ciro Immobile Copy Share Image
On Platini's presidential watch... he has to balance all the leagues, all the dreams and needs of hundreds of clubs across his… — Robert Hughes Copy Share Image
Italian football is great but for me, for the style of player I am, I found it too tactical, too slow. — Djibril Cisse Copy Share Image
I'm proud to be an actor. See, as an actor, you live longer. Football players, the brain and all that stuff, ooh-eee,… — Mr. T Copy Share Image
Big money encourages tanking. In my opinion, tanking is going on even with a lot of the top guys today - it's… — Jimmy Connors Copy Share Image
In Europe, it's different - you eat soccer, you breathe soccer, you drink soccer. Everything is about soccer. — Thomas Dooley Copy Share Image